Australian Public Transport - Covid disruptions

Status as at Wednesday April 1 2020 ( 5:00pm EST / 6:00pm EDST)

Public Transport is an essential service and at present, virtually all metropolitan trams, buses and ferries across Australia and most long distance services are running to regular timetables. A few tourist-oriented services have been suspended, and more changes are imminent (see below) although not much public information has yet been released. Restrictions on movement within and between cities and States are being introduced and transport operators will modify or suspend services in response. We are monitoring all transport operators and will update here whenever information is received.

Service status Indicators:

• Services running as normal
• Reduced services running
• Services suspended
• No advice/unknown

Metropolitan Public Transport Services:

• Sydney
• Trains
• Metro
• Light Rail Operating normally except The Star stop is closed at all times and after-midnight L1 line trams are suspended.
• Ferries - Sydney Ferries services operating normally, but Fantasea cruises, Captain Cook cruises and Manly Fast Ferries Darling Harbour services suspended. Watsons Bay and Lane Cove services running modified timetables.
• Buses: all Opal bus services are now cashless
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• Melbourne
• Trains
• Trams
• Buses
• Skybus Tullamarine Airport to Southern Cross Express still running. But all other services suspended ie (Docklands/Southbank, St Kilda, Avalon Airport, Eastern, Peninsula, Western)
• Ferries: St Kilda Ferry and Herring Island ferry suspended. Westgate Punt reduced to weekdays only.
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• Brisbane
• Trains
• Ferries
• Buses
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• Perth
• Trains - From April 6, Weekday trains will run to a Saturday timetable.
• Buses - From April 6, Weekday buses will run to a Saturday timetable. CAT services will run to reduced frequency (every 15-30min)
• Ferries - From April 6, the South Perth ferry will run to a winter timetable.
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• Adelaide
• Trains
• Trams
• Buses
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• Canberra
• Trams
• Buses
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• Hobart/Launceston
• Buses. GreenCards are now free to enable cashless payments
• Skybus Hobart Airport service - suspended
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• Newcastle
• Trains
• Trams
• Buses
• Ferries
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• Darwin
• Buses
• Ferries
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• Gold Coast
• Trains
• Light Rail
• Buses
• Ferries - HOPO service suspended

Long Distance country and Interstate services:

• NEW SOUTH WALES
• NSW Trainlink Trains As normal except Brisbane XPT is running only between Sydney and Casino, it is not running across the border to Brisbane.
• NSW Trainlink Buses As normal except no services will run into Queensland - buses terminate at Tweed Heads. Broken Hill to Adelaide status unclear but may be operating despite SA border controls.
• Greyhound Buses Sydney to Brisbane and Sydney-Canberra-Melbourne have been suspended.
• Firefly Express Sydney-Melbourne suspended from March 28
• Sid Foggs coaches
• New England coaches Tamworth to Warwick service suspended
• New England coaches Tamworth to Coffs Harbour - reduced frequency.
• Murrays Coaches Canberra-Sydney and Canberra-Melbourne suspended
• Murrays Coaches Canberra-Narooma, Canberra-Wollongong
• Transborder Coaches Canberra-Yass
• Premier Motors Sydney to Eden bus services are running to reduced frequencies. Sydney to Brisbane are running as normal, but Brisbane to Lismore services are suspended.
• Australia Wide Coaches Express bus services between Orange and Sydney suspended.
• Port Stephens Coaches Sydney to Port Stephens express bus service suspended.
• Northern Rivers Buslines
• RMS Cross-river ferries operating normally
• Clarence River Ferry Yamba to Iluka operating normally
• Byron Bay Train Suspended
• Central Coast Ferries Regular service Woy Woy - Saratoga - Empire Bay still running although tourist cruises are suspended..
• Skybus Gold Coast Airport to Byron Bay - suspended
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• VICTORIA
• VLine Trains
• VLine Buses Services running as normal but buses headed to Adelaide or Mount Gambier are subject to quarantine and possible delays crossing the SA state border.
• The Overland Adelaide-Melbourne &vv suspended (or possibly cancelled)
• Skybus Geelong to Avalon airport bus service suspended from March 31
• Gull Geelong to Melbourne Airport bus service running reduced frequency and is no longer serving South Geelong. Services terminate at Geelong railway station.
• Ballarat to Melbourne Airport bus service suspended
• Bendigo Airport Service to Melbourne Airport bus service suspended
• Balfours Shepparton to Melbourne Airport bus service suspended
• Gippy Shuttle Traralgon to Melbourne Airport bus service suspended
• Peninsula Searoad Queenscliff-Sorrento Ferry operating reduced frequency services - one every 2 hours.
• PTV branded private buses Operating normally
• Westernport Ferries Ferries Stony Point to French Island and Phillip Island
• Port Phillip Ferries All service on both routes (Melbourne - Geelong and Melbourne - Portarlington) to be suspended from Monday March 30.
• Greyhound Buses Sydney-Canberra-Melbourne have been suspended.
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• QUEENSLAND
• Sunshine Coast line Trains
• Gold Coast Coast line Trains
• QR Traveltrain Trains Reduced service frequencies: Brisbane - Cairns (Spirit of Queensland) 3 per week, Rockhampton Tilt Train 4 per week, Bundaberg Tilt Train 2 per week.
• QR Traveltrain Trains Brisbane - Longreach (Spirit of the Outback), Brisbane-Charleville (The Westlander), Townsville-Mount Isa (The Inlander) all suspended from March 30.
• QR Traveltrain RailBuses Longreach-Winton, Charleville-Quilpie, Charleville-Cunnamulla all suspended from March 30.
• NSW Trainlink Trains Brisbane XPT train is not running into Queensland
• NSW Trainlink Buses No services into Queensland. Services start/terminate at Tweed Heads.
• Murrays Coaches Brisbane - Toowoomba - Chinchilla suspended from March 30
• Greyhound Brisbane -Cairns still operating but to redued frequency.
• Greyhound Brisbane, Toowoomba and Miles suspended.
• Greyhound Buses between Brisbane, Byron Bay and Sydney and Tennant Creek-Mount Isa suspended.
• Greyhound Buses Longreach-Emerald-Rockhampton, reduced frequencies.
• Mackay transit Mackay-Emerald, reduced to 4 per week.
• Glasshouse Country Coaches
• Bowen transit Bowen-Collinsville reduced to 3 per week.
• Premier Motors Brisbane to Cairns
• Premier Motors Sydney to Brisbane are running as normal but Brisbane to Lismore services are suspended.
• Bus Queensland Brisbane-Mount Isa and Townsville-Charters Towers
• Bus Queensland Toowoomba - St George - Lightning Ridge - Cunnamulla , Toowoomba-Rockhampton and Townsville - Mount Isa running at reduced frequencies.
• Bus Queensland Brisbane-Charleville reduced frequency 2 per week
• Crisps Coaches Stanthorpe-Warwick-Brisbane
• Crisps Coaches Brisbane to Warwick, Toowoomba to Warwick, Warwick to Tenterfield, Warwick to Moree all suspended
• Trans North Coaches Cairns-Karumba as normal, but Cairns-Cooktown, Cairns-Kuranda and Cairns-Atherton services reduced and rescheduled.
• North Burnett Monto-Mundubbera-Maryborough suspended
• North Burnett Mundubbera-Bundaberg reduced to 1 per week.
• North Burnett Eidsvold-Mt Perry-Bundaberg, and Monto-Ceratodus running as normal.
• Sealink Magnetic Island Ferry
• Cruise Whitsundays Airlie Beach to Daydream Island and Hamilton Island suspended
• Skybus Gold Coast Airport to Surfers Paradise service PERMANENTLY withdrawn
• Skybus Gold Coast Airport to Byron Bay - suspended
• Surfside cross-border local buses in Tweed Heads/Coolangatta - status unclear.
• Noosa Ferry suspended from March 23
• Peddells Thursday Island - Seisia ferries are running but access is restricted.
• Thursday Island Ferry to Horn Island are running to a revised timetable.
• SeaSwift Cairns to Cape York ferries - status not known.
• SeaLink Bay Islands ferries - passenger numbers per ferry limited for safety reasons, BUT additional services added to ensure everyone can travel. Weekend services reduced.
• Green Island Ferries to Green Island suspended.
• Fraser Island Ferries to Fraser Island are only running for essential services and the return of visitors to the mainland.
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• SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• The Indian Pacific Sydney-Adelaide-Perth &vv
• The Ghan Adelaide-Alice Springs-Darwin &vv
• The Overland Adelaide-Melbourne &vv
• VLine All VLine bus services resumed running into SA on Friday 27th.
• Stateliner Buses Running reduced schedules on all routes from April 1. Services to Bute, Port Broughton and Loxton will be suspended from April 1. No cash payments accepted.
• LinkSA Buses All route services operating as normal although special services to Monarto Zoo and Footy Expresses will not run. Even cross-border service from Murrayville (Vic) appears to still be running.
• Yorke Peninsula Coaches Modified services
• Sealink Kangaroo Island Ferry and connecting buses Adelaide-Cape Jervis, Goolwa-Cape Jervis and Penneshaw-Kingscote still running but to modified timetables.
• Firefly Express Melbourne - Adelaide
• Tambray Coaches Mildura - Adelaide
• Greyhound Coaches Adelaide-Alice Springs-Darwin running to reduced frequencies.
• Genesis Transport buses Adelaide to Flinders Ranges (Copley) running to reduced timetable - once weekly north on Thursday south Friday only.
• Barossa on demand bus Suspended
• Gawler and Mt Barker on demand buses Operating as normal
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• WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• TransWA Trains Australind, Prospector and Merredin Link running
• TransWA Buses running as normal.
• SouthWest Coachlines Not running to Busselton Margaret River airport. Timetables re-published March 24- slight reduction in frequency on some routes.
• Integrity Coachlines Still running but travel restrictions apply.
• Goldrush Tours Express Kalgoorlie-Leonora-Laverton buses operating as normal.
• Rottnest Island Ferries Rotto is designated as quarantine island. No unauthorised travel.
• The Indian Pacific Sydney-Adelaide-Perth &vv suspended
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• TASMANIA
• Spirit of Tasmania ferry between Tasmania and Melbourne is operating normally but you will not be permitted to board if you do not meet travel eligibility requirements.
• Tasmanian Redline Coaches Travel on Redline is free until April 10 to avoid the need to handle cash.
• Tassielink Coaches Travel on Tassielink is free until April 10 to avoid the need to handle cash.
• Derwent Valley Link
• Calow's Coaches
• Sainty's Coaches
• Lee's Coaches
• Manion's Coaches
• Area Connect
• Bruny Island Ferry Operating as normal (On winter timetable from April 1)
• Furneaux Freight Passenger travel on ferries from Bridport to Flinders Island and Lady Barron Island suspended since March 24.
• Lake St Clair Ferry Cynthia Bay to Narcissus ferry Suspended from March 31.
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• NORTHERN TERRITORY
• The Ghan Adelaide-Alice Springs-Darwin Suspended
• Sealink Tiwi Islands ferry is available only to returning Tiwi Islands residents.
• Greyhound Coaches Adelaide-Alice Springs-Darwin, Darwin-Broome running to reduced frequency.
• Greyhound Coaches Tennant Creek-Mount Isa Suspended

ALL Tourist services have been suspended. This is our understanding of operating status of tourist railways, tramways and cableways.

• Bendigo Tramways
• Ballarat Tramway Museum
• Dalesford Spa Country Railway
• Yarra Valley Railway (Healesville)
• Pichi Richi Railway (Quorn)
• Mornington Railway
• Bennett Brook Railway (Perth)
• Whiteman Park Tramway
• NSW Rail Transport Museum (Thirlmere - Buxton)
• Puffing Billy (Belgrave-Gembrook)
• Walhalla Goldfields Railway
• Kuranda Scenic Railway suspended
• Skyrail Rainforest Cableway suspended (pun intended) March 26
• Savannahlander (Cairns to Forsayth)
• Gulflander (Normanton to Croydon)
• Bellarine Railway (Queenscliff)
• Katoomba Scenic Railway and cableway
• Mary Valley Railway (Gympie)
• West Coast Wilderness Railway (Queenstown-Strahan)
• Tramway Museum (St Kilda, SA)
• Sydney Tramway Museum (Loftus-Royal National Park)
• Victorian Goldfields Railway (Maldon)
• Granite Island Horse Tramway (Victor Harbor)
• Rosewood Railway
• Busselton Jetty train
• Steamranger (Goolwa - Victor Harbour)
• Hotham Valley Railway (Dwellingup)
• Portland 'cable' trams:suspended.
• Pemberton Tramway.
• Don River Railway (Devonport) suspended
• Rottnest Railway: not running due to Rotto being quarantined
• Arthurs Seat Eagle gondola closed from March 23

As soon as we become aware of service changes we will post an alert and update the service status summary here.